MOVIE
Jamaica Inn
He ruled Jamaica Inn...citadel of sin on the moors, curse-ridden, shunned, reviled. Enough sensations for a dozen pictures. Laughton at his most magnificent.
In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangled in their crimes, Mary must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the moors.
ERA & CONTEXT
Jamaica Inn in its release era
Released in 1939, Jamaica Inn sits inside the 1930s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1939-05-11
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 6.1/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Kingdom
- Studio
- Mayflower Pictures
People behind the title
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